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Skyrocketing prices and extended wait times have meant that taking off in a caravan and hitting the road is becoming less accessible for some Australians.

Mark Episkopos

BrahMos Missile, Indo-Pacific

BrahMos is expected to be succeeded by BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile that can reportedly reach speeds of up to Mach 8, or around 9800 kilometers per hour, and boasts an operational range of up to 1,000 km.

India’s military has test-launched an improved version of the BrahMos cruise missile from its latest stealth guided missile destroyer, according to a statement issued by the country’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Читать дальше...

The reams of paperwork, the brokers, the lawyers, accountants and the general pressure of finding a motivated match regularly conspire to make buying or selling a business a daunting task. But it doesn't ...

Inside the life of The Apprentice star Amy Anzel — her unknown TV appearances and gigantic net worth despite bankrupt business ventures

For a trip to Morocco, I did something I never thought I'd do: left the planning to a tour company.

AHEAD of the launch of Dancing on Ice’s 14th series this weekend, host Phillip Schofield says HALF the stars are contenders to win. Capital FM presenter Sonny Jay was crowned last year’s Dancing on Ice champion, with Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes finishing as runner-up. Twelve new celebrities swap their shoes for ice skates on Sunday, including […]

SCREAM (18) 114mins FIRST there was the sequel, then the prequel, now we have the “requel.”If you don’t understand what that means, join the club. But Scream is back — and the fifth film in the franchise confusingly shares the title of the 1996 original. A requel is apparently a reinvention of a sequel, which […]

SOMETHING unexpectedly joyful happened on Saturday night’s episode of ITV’s The Masked Singer, as “Doughnuts” energetically murdered Spice Up Your Life. It started when Mo Gilligan got a fit of the giggles. The infectious laughter then spread along the judging panel to Jonathan Ross before it suddenly leapt out of the ­television and took hold […]

LIKE so many women battling a serious illness, Monet Paris has found herself gaining weight from steroids. Monet, 24, has suffered Berger’s disease — which attacks her kidneys and immune system — since she was 19. Fluid weight gained from being on a kidney dialysis machine has also contributed to her problem, as she piled […]

SIMON Cowell splashed out £250,000 on a 15-carat diamond engagement ring for fiancée Lauren Silverman. American socialite Lauren, 44, showed off the giant rock on Wednesday afternoon during a shopping trip near the couple’s home in Malibu, California. A source said: “Lauren had given some strong hints about the kind of ring she wanted and […]

WITH her sultry beauty and melodic vocal, she helped shape the Sixties girl group phenomenon. Hair piled high, and wearing lashings of mascara, Ronnie Spector rocketed to global super-stardom as lead singer of US hitmakers The Ronettes. As tracks like Be My Baby and Baby, I Love You thrilled fans she was pursued by John […]

NHS surgery waiting lists have risen to an all-time high of six million people as A&Es face their worst ever delays. Four in 10 people waited longer than four hours to be seen in major emergency departments in December. Ambulances were called to a record 82,361 life-or-death situations – category 1 calls – equal to […]

New York Mayor Eric Adams committed a terrible blunder by not vetoing a law allowing noncitizens to vote in New York municipal elections, Mona Charen writes. | Seth Wenig/AP Photos

New York is now the largest municipality in the country to give voting rights to non-citizens. It’s bad policy, and a lead-pipe cinch that this will become a major campaign talking point for Republicans.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame announced today that Illinois and 38 other states had settled a lawsuit with student loan servicer Navient. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

President Joe Biden speaks during a Jan. 3 virtual meeting with farmers and ranchers to discuss assistance for the meat-processing industry. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photos

We need to tax these industries to recoup the costs they impose on our society, in medical expenses, water pollutant treatment, loss of resources and extreme weather events.

The Golden State Warriors will look to Stephen Curry when they try to defeat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Apprentice is all about Lord Sugar's hunt for his next big investment project, but some hopeful contestants have taken business from the boardroom to the bedroom over the years

Norway’s petroleum revenues reached a record-high in 2021, thanks to rising commodity prices, growing global demand, and high production from 94 offshore fields, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Thursday. Stable high production from Norway’s continental shelf is expected to continue over the next few years, the authority said in its Shelf 2021 overview presented today. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the export value of Norway’s oil and gas exceeded $11.5 billion (100 billion Norwegian... Читать дальше...